Kenya's Elections - Rebuilding Reputation

22 February 2013
analysis

Kenya is preparing for the first general election since the disputed contest in 2007, and the weight of expectation - both domestic and international - is huge.

The country's international reputation as a safe, stable democracy with a burgeoning economy and good international ties built on commerce and tourism was ripped away by the violence that followed the 2007 election. Over 1,000 Kenyans died in inter-communal clashes, and almost 700,000 were displaced.

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